The Chairman of the soccer federation’s Media Committee, Emeka Inyama, disclosed that the NFF is doing all it can to ensure nothing derails the Super Eagles World Cup campaign
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Emenike has seen positive signs in training ahead of Saturday’s clash in Cuiaba as Nigeria plots a much-needed victory
However, the Asian outfit were outstanding and well worthy of a point, which would have been a huge boost to their hopes of progressing to the knockout stages
Keshi’s comments would make a return to the starting line-up unlikely for Odemwingie in Nigeria’s next group game against Asmir Begovic’s Bosnia on Saturday
The Chelsea midfielder played out 90 minutes of the scoreless draw as he had 94 passes to his credit
Nigeria faces Bosnia and Herzegovina in their next Group F fixture on Saturday
Miscued shots from distance and crosses sliced out for goal-kicks summed up a dire display from both teams, although there is no doubt Team Melli, under the stewardship of Carlos Queiroz, were the happier of the two nations
The African Champions take on Iran in their group opener in Brazil later this evening ahead of forthcoming meetings with former world champions, Argentina, and Bosnia-Herzegovina
The USA-born full-back believes that there is little to separate the three less-fancied teams in the group
Quiroz said the team was battle ready for the challenges in the preliminary stage of the Mundial and he was optimistic that his boys would shock the world
The respected tactician was in the Nigeria Football Federation delegation that flew from Lagos to Sao Paulo on Saturday and will also be in Curitiba for Monday’s first game of the FIFA World Cup for the African champions
Setting is the 42,000-capacity Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, a venue originally built in the 1990s to replace the older Estadio Jaoquim Americo Guimaraes and which is the home ground of Atletico Paranaense FC
There, they will challenge the Asian representatives, Iran
The African Champions will at about 10:30am local time, which is about 2:30pm Nigerian time leave their camp base in Capinas, Sao Paulo, for Curitiba
Queiroz, a former boss at Manchester United, said Iran’s aim was to capitalise on opportunities handed to them by opponents, who will all be tentative at the expectation they will down the group’s supposed easy beats
Omeruo suffered a heavy knock on his ankle after a training ground tangle with Chelsea teammate, Victor Moses, and had to sit out Nigeria’s final warm-up game, a 2-1 defeat to the USA in Florida
Iran were held to goalless draws against Belarus and Montenegro last month before a 1-1 draw with Angola, but goals from Ehsan Haji Safi and Reza Ghoochannejhad secured a timely return to winning ways
The world football governing body, FIFA, in a statement on its official website on Wednesday, said that Iran landed, shortly before Croatia, at the Sao Paulo International Airport, Brazil at 4:10pm (local time)
The Middlebrough loanee opined that the Brazil 2014 World Cup won’t be business as usual for Nigeria, boasting that the three-time African champions will be all out to redefine their fortune against South American heavyweights, Argentina, Iran and debutants Bosnia-Herzegovina
Iran are in Group F of the competition alongside Nigeria’s Super Eagles, as well as Argentina and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
They will face the Super Eagles, who are the reigning African champions, in their opening match of the championship on June 16